this kind of gun violence in japan where video games run amok. we don't see this in other western civilized countries where the instance of mental illness seems to be about what in this the united states. there's one variable here, which is the prevalence of guns and the ability of -- now, somebody like nancy lanza, who seemingly had no evidence of mental illness and nothing prohibited her from getting it. could we require locks? there are -- to throw up our hands and say, well, we'll never prevent everything is to suggest somehow that we're helpless against do anything, and i think that's where this president -- even if he fails, thomas, even if he doesn't get anything across the goalline, he knows that health care started thanks to bill clinton. he pushed it over. if he pushes gun control in some fashion on assault weapons and doesn't get it done, believe me, that will be a positive part of his legacy whether he succeeds or not. >> last word to you. >> i mean, we have those laws in existence. i would suggest to you part of going to these kind of solutions, it creates a false security. we